Ostracion
whitleyi
Fowler, 1931
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Family:
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Ostraciidae
(Boxfishes)
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Order:
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Tetraodontiformes
(puffers and filefishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Whitley's box |
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Max. size:
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15.5 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9710) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 – 27 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
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Distribution:
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Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii to the Marquesan Islands and central and eastern Polynesia.
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Biology: |
Inhabits clear lagoons and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710) as well as the quiet waters of the shore line.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Matsuura, Keiichi
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